HQ STATIONS IN IARU TEST

Are the HQ stations going to QSL automatically? If not, where
could one find the correct routes?
Thanks,
Wayne KC5DVT ehayes@vnet.ibm.com
>From snace@tdrss.wsc.nasa.gov (Steve Nace) Wed Jul 17 17:54:01 1996
From: snace@tdrss.wsc.nasa.gov (Steve Nace) (Steve Nace)
Subject: K7UP's WRTC total
Message-ID: <v01510100ae12c48d1114@[192.77.86.212]>
Here's the 1X1 totals for the K7UP CW only effort, in case anyone is
interested.
Excellent job by all, congratulations to all the competitors.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Clean Sweep (10-40CW) 4 Qsos:
K6B, K6J, K6N, K6P, K6T, W6A, W6I, W6O, W6P, W6Q, W6S, W6Y, AH3C
3 out of 4 bands:
K6C, K6D, K6F, K6G, K6H, K6K, K6O, K6Q, K6R, K6S, K6V, K6W,
K6X, K6Y, K6Z, W6C, W6F, W6J, W6K, W6N, W6R, W6T, W6U, W6V, W6X
2 out of 4:
K6A, K6E, K6L, K6M, K6U, W6B, W6D, W6E, W6H, W6M, AH3D
Only once:
K6I, W6G, W6L, W6Z
ZERO!!!
W6W
<><><><><><><><>
Yup, missed W6W, nuts. Also kept waiting for the 80 meter CW blast at end
of contest. K7UP, John says 'they arent gonna be on 80- not in the rules.'
Duh.
So, the FB efforts by the gang netted me 153 QSOs (459 QSO points) equaling
over 48K towards my score. Thats about 10% of the total score.
Thanks again,
73 de Hose KN5H
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>From okanep@iol.ie (Paul O'Kane EI5DI) Wed Jul 17 17:28:23 1996
From: okanep@iol.ie (Paul O'Kane EI5DI) (Paul O'Kane EI5DI)
Subject: WRTC is dead, long live IOTA.
Message-ID: <199607171628.RAA18089@GPO.iol.ie>
If you enjoyed WRTC/IARU, you'll probably like the
Islands On The Air contest on July 27/28. It's a 24
hour event with SSB, CW and mixed-mode categories.
Multipliers are IOTA Island Groups.
Full rules, IOTA island references (used with permission)
and dedicated freeware logging software is available from
http://www.iol.ie/~okanep
With anonymous ftp you can choose between
ftp://ftp.iol.ie/users/okanep/sd/sdi.zip and
ftp://ve7tcp.ampr.org/software/sd/sdi.zip
Hope to see you all from EJ1D on Bere Island (EU121).
73,
Paul EI5DI
>From DKMC@chevron.com (McCarty, DK 'Dav) Wed Jul 17 18:15:10 1996
From: DKMC@chevron.com (McCarty, DK 'Dav) (McCarty, DK 'Dav)
Subject: K5GN IARU HF + WRTC (long)
Message-ID: <CPLAN065.DKMC.065715100096199FCPLAN065@ION.CHEVRON.COM>
From: McCarty, DK 'David'
To: OPEN ADDRESSING SERVI-OPENADDR
Subject: K5GN IARU HF + WRTC (long)
Priority:
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WRTC score (secondary to IARU HF effort):
4 bands: K6CMQXZ W6IOPQ (9) + AH3D
3 bands: K6AEGIJKNOPSV W6DJKRTW (17)
2 bands: K6BFLRTUWY W6ABCFGHNSVXYZ (20) + AH3C
1 bands: K6DH W6ELM (5)
0 bands: W6U (Ouch!)
Breakdown: 40/37/16/41+ 1/2/1/2
Total 134 + 6 contacts.
I missed W6U, somehow. Didn't notice until about 0700Z. I was
concentrating on the IARU HF score, and didn't think there would be any
problem getting at least an all-band sweep. Oh, well. Look forward to the
awards, etc.
IARU SUMMARY SHEET
Contest Dates : 13-Jul-96, 14-Jul-96
Callsign Used : K5GN
Operator : K5GN
QTH: K2UA/5, Sealy, TX
Category : S.O. CW Only
Default Exchange : 599 07
Name : David K. McCarty
Team/Club : Texas DX Society
BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points Mults Zones Points/QSO
___________________________________________________________________
160CW 25 24 64 1 5 2.7
80CW 88 87 246 8 15 2.8
40CW 437 432 1463 12 31 3.4
20CW 698 683 2457 14 34 3.6
15CW 394 386 1240 10 20 3.2
10CW 111 109 317 3 13 2.9
___________________________________________________________________
Totals 1753 1721 5787 48 118 3.36
Final Score = 960642 points.
Soapbox Comments
________________
Amazing how much better the bands sound during a contest! Really
enjoyed the subcontest of working the WRTC boys. Best thrill: EM1KA
in Zone 73 on 80. Second best: 3V8BB on 80!
160/20: TS930, 1200W Alpha 76, Sloper, 3 beverages (shared with 80); 4/4
80/15: FT-1000, 1500W Henry 3K, Wire Beam/Inverted Vee; 6/6
40/10: TS830, 1000W Alpha 78, Wire Beam/Delta loop; 6el
10M: Wow, what an opening to WRTC-land! Three big disappointments: the West
coast was where propagation seemed to stop (no Pacific, no Asians);
listening to N6BV/1 and others working Europeans on E-scatter during what
for me was a very spotty opening; an unusual dearth of South Americans.
15M: Why weren't the W6's as loud on 15 as they were on 10? This was hard
to believe. Propagation to Europe: barely open all day, never really got
anything going, just the big guns and the odd spot. Two JAs. Never open
over the pole and very few South Americans, again. I didn't expect night
time openings at this time of the cycle, fooled again!
20M: The place to be! Failed to get all the HQ boys available. Probably
due to operator failure. I think I may have tended to S&P with the beam
west too much (to get the WRTC guys). It was open all night, but not wide
open.
40M: Took down what was left of the 40M beam two weeks ago; relied on the
backup wire beam and a new delta loop for the NW/SE. Just wasn't the same:
every European seemed to be down in the QRN and the JA rate was real slow.
The WRTC gang sure made it a fast start here!
80M: Terrific opening at sunset, working 7 HQ stations in Europe. It is
always a thrill to work anybody outside of the lower 48 on 80 and 160, and
this time it was very good to Europe. The flip side is how bad it was to
the west. Other than KL7Y and ZK1AAU, nada. Need to check the NW beverage,
I guess. Nice to work so many W's this year even though the WRTC guys
weren't on 80.
160M: S-meter never went below S9+20, and beverages can only do so much.
Heard rumors of signals outside North America, but just never could pull
them out.
Every year I am reminded of just how much fun this contest is. Four to six
bands open somewhere useful for the entire 24 hours, not a 48 hour head
banger, phone and/or CW, and any level of station can get on and have fun.
I hope more than a few people who got on for the WRTC also found out about
IARU HF and will be back next year.
73
Dave K5GN
>From k7fr@ncw.net (Gary Nieborsky) Wed Jul 17 18:29:55 1996
From: k7fr@ncw.net (Gary Nieborsky) (Gary Nieborsky)
Subject: wrtc comments
Message-ID: <199607171729.KAA14988@bing.ncw.net>
Dave,
I'm hoping that the comments regarding signal level differences aren't being
sent as grousing. I observed the same thing but have been around the block
enough times to know that 20 - 30 miles seperation in QTH can make a world
of difference. I think you all did a heck of a job down there; participants
and organizers.
My tongue in cheek comment:
Will the boys from the EAST COAST have to seek therapy after experiencing
WEST COAST propagation from less than KILLER stations? The comment
attributed to W6UM was a real hoot.....welcome to the west coast......what a
riot! I can see the stewardess saying "what's wrong with those guys? They
just sit there and stare out the windows and repeat over and over....where
was europe....where was europe....where was europe?"
Un-tongue in cheek comment:
It would be interesting to be able to get a copy of the logs and do some
analysis of the operating strategies used (eg band switches, running vs s&p,
distribution of stateside contacts, etc.). Might be able to learn something
from the pros........
73 Gary K7FR
>From jfunk@adams.net (jim funk) Wed Jul 17 19:16:04 1996
From: jfunk@adams.net (jim funk) (jim funk)
Subject: NCJ
Message-ID: <9607171816.AA12407@golden.adams.net>
Hey Troops,
Heard glowing reports on the new NCJ format...but none in my mailbox
yet. Anybody else still waiting? If no replies (direct please) I'll bug ARRL.
Also, I forgot my other WRTC excuse: computer logging and packet?
In the bush? You gotta be kidding.
Congrats to all. K4VX gotta be pretty proud of his proteges.
73, Jim N9JF
Jim Funk - Amateur Radio N9JF
Where the 160 antennas have Jersey "Cownterpoises"
"Cowpies happen. What you do with them determines whether you have a
renewable resource or an environmental hazard." -- Cownfucious
>From norf@euronet.nl (Rob Snieder PA3ERC) Wed Jul 17 23:18:23 1996
From: norf@euronet.nl (Rob Snieder PA3ERC) (Rob Snieder PA3ERC)
Subject: HQ STATIONS IN IARU TEST
References: <199607171505.RAA08681@mail.euronet.nl>
Message-ID: <31ED66AF.1C6D@euronet.nl>
> Are the HQ stations going to QSL automatically? If not, where
> could one find the correct routes?I was operating at PI4AA, just send the QSL
> to the PA buro
and you will get 100% a QSL card in return.
Rob Snieder PA3ERC
member of Contestgroup Oude Maas PI4COM/PA6WPX
Homepage PI4COM : http://www.euronet.nl/users/norf/pi4com.html
Now with lots of picture of the station !
WF1B FRIEND.INI : http://ids.net/~wf1b/updates.html
Internet e-mail : norf@euronet.nl
Packet Radio : PA3ERC@PI8MBQ
PacketCluster : PA3ERC > PI8DXC
>From w7ni@teleport.com (Stan Griffiths) Wed Jul 17 21:07:30 1996
From: w7ni@teleport.com (Stan Griffiths) (Stan Griffiths)
Subject: WRTC Kudos
Message-ID: <199607172007.NAA11225@desiree.teleport.com>
>As everyone has said: a FANTASTIC job, and congratulations to Jeff and Dan.
>Of course, Jeff's real callsign is KR0Y/5 - we would expect a Texan to win
>it.
>
>Seriously - I think the W6Q team of 9A3A/S53R deserve special
>congratulations. In a contest like this, despite major efforts to equalize
>the stations, etc, it's inevitable that the "home teams" (this time the
>North Americans) will have at least a slight advantage. That doesn't spoil
>the fun. 9A3A and S53R in 8th place were the only "visiting team", whose
>native language isn't English, to crack the top 13. Great performance!
>
>John, NT5C.
Right on, John. I was lucky enough to be their Ref so I got to watch their
performance first hand. Two very excellent ops but they received no special
attention at all at the awards banquet. I was disappointed in that since I
beleive if this contest was held in Europe, they would have been in FIRST
place instead of Eighth place . . .
Stan w7ni@teleport.com
>From kg4w@juno.com (Ed J Hughes) Wed Jul 17 21:17:47 1996
From: kg4w@juno.com (Ed J Hughes) (Ed J Hughes)
Subject: 1x1's worked
Message-ID: <19960717.201547.4519.0.kg4w@juno.com>
Congratulations to all involved with WRTC-96.
What a chore it must have been to stage such
an event. It was much fun searching for the short
calls & I hope i'm able to chase um again next
time. My qso numbers with the 1x1's are reflected
below. I had no 10 meter qsos but did have 15,20
& 40 contacts. Was not able to start till 1430z due
to Packetcluster sysop duties !@#$%^.
5 QSO's each with W6J,K,L,O,X,
K6F,G,H,T.X.Z 55 Q'S
4 QSO'S each with W6A,F,H,Q,R,T,V 84 Q'S
K6A,C,D,E,J,L,N,O,P,R,S,U,V,W
3 QSO'S ea W6B,D,E,I,M,N,P,S,U,W,Y,Z 45 Q'S
K6I,K,Y
2 QSO'S each with W6C,G K6B,Q 8 Q'S
1 QSO with K6M 1 Q
------------
TOTAL 1X1 Q'S 193
Worked AH3C 3 times & AH3D 4 times
Look forward to seeing the top 300 listing etc
& again congrats to all,, much fun.
Ed KG4W
>From k0rc@pclink.com (Robert Chudek) Wed Jul 17 20:48:29 1996
From: k0rc@pclink.com (Robert Chudek) (Robert Chudek)
Subject: A3S and Beam Balun
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19960717194829.3ec7bf30@pclink.com>
Hello Wayne,
I would recommend you invest in the HyGain BN4000 high
power balun. I have used this balun for years without a
failure. I have blown numerous HyGain BN86 "fuseable
links", even running modest power.
Any balun will work fine as long as you have a low VSWR
at the operating frequency. But the probability of blowing
the balun increases as you approach the band edges, where
typically the VSWR shoots up over 2:1. This is where you
run into trouble with the low power baluns. They can't take
the stress of the high voltages developed and arc/short out.
73 de Bob - K0RC
k0rc@pclink.com
At 08:48 AM 7/11/96 CDT, you wrote:
>Recently, I purchased a used A3S and am now about ready to put
>it together and stick it up in the air. I would like to use
>something other than the 8 turns of coax that is recommended by
>Cushcraft. I spoke to them yesterday and they advised me that
>it is ok to use a beam balun. I have found a couple of types
>listed in the catalogs but wondered what baluns others had used
>for this application. I don't necessarily need to go to a 1.5kw
>model but will run up to about 800w from time to time. Any and
>all ideas appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>
>73 Wayne KC5DVT ehayes@vnet.ibm.com
>
>
>From floydjr@Interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd) Wed Jul 17 19:54:31 1996
From: floydjr@Interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd) (Jimmy R. Floyd)
Subject: IARU 96 Scores III
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19960717185431.2357e9e0@interpath.com>
IARU 1996 RAW SCORES
Compiled by
>>WA4ZXA<< (floydjr@interpath.com)
Date Posted: 07/17/96
CALL PWR SCORE QSO's PTS ZONES HQ
________________________________________________________________________
SINGLE OPERATOR - PHONE
TM1C (F5MZN) HP 853,649 1579 88 43
DL1FY HP 103,008 367 1073 96
WB5VZL HP 625,416 1604 4738 101 31
VE6JY HP 619,780 1403 4660 98 35
K4VUD HP 376,124 1332 77 24
WB1GQR (WB2JSJ) HP 350,208 1334 3072 77 37
WA4ZXA LP 181,480 759 1745 66 38
VA3WTO LP 129,350 783 2587 39 11
W7LZP HP 116,795 507 1645 57 14
K3IXD HP 84,854 456 52 25
KB1GW LP 78,975 435 975 47 34
KS4XG LP 77,841 343 961 50 31
NZ3I LP 31,610 211 545 40 18
KF9YH LP 16,606 193 437 25 13
SINGLE OPERATOR - CW
LY4AA HP 833,301 1393 189
IK0HBN HP 443,360 861 2771 76 84
PA0RCT LP 265,356 698 2106 56 70
K5GN HP 960,642 1721 5787 118 48
K4PQL HP 877,600 1614 5485 102 58
K1VUT HP 645,120 1390 4480 81 63
K7UP HP 488,355 1437 4651 105
AA8AV LP 407,445 1213 115
N4BP HP 357,312 1406 3722 96
KB1H (K1EBY) HP 304,220 828 2870 65 41
N6KI HP 293,328 1018 3024 77 20
N0DH/7 HP 287,823 837 2593 90 21
W1IHN HP 277,112 1004 2948 61 33
WV5S HP 208,505 717 61 24
WD4AHZ LP 204,300 715 100
W7ZRC HP 202,440 884 2892 55 15
K3JT HP 152,457 607 1713 61 28
W2UP HP 129,808 476 45 31
K1EPJ LP 108,697 525 1489 46 27
KM0L HP 85,302 470 1354 63
WB0OLA LP 60,966 365 1129 39 15
AA8SM 51,362 356 842 42 19
WA7UVJ LP 39,100 402 850 38 8
KB0IHM LP 36,518 446 1178 25 6
W3CPB LP 28,000 208 508 32 24
VK1FF LP 13,892 130 604 17 6
SINGLE OPERATOR - MIXED
SN2B (SP2FAX) 1,457,652 2100 110 91
SM5IMO 783,364 1553 5293 84 64
IK2VJF 197,784 574 1476 66 68
YB1AQS 169,454 355 1569 74 34
PA0COE 74,880 320 960 78
W9RE HP 1,027,952 2082 6268 110 54
K8AZ (K8NZ) 1,003,392 2030 6432 108 48
AA4NC 707,427 1625 5319 90 43
WZ4F 594,270 1622 4402 98 37
W6XR/2 531,320 1590 71 41
W1GD HP 272,136 581 2001 79 57
AA4GA LP 252,450 909 2475 71 31
K0DI 207,759 1025 3011 60 9
NS0B HP 159,422 656 2018 57 22
WB5B HP 152,412 626 1954 60 18
K3CR (KB3AFT) LP 143,980 697 60 32
K8JLF LP 101,371 365 1139 50 39
KG5U QRP 88,576 454 1384 46 18
N3BDA LP 82,810 318 910 56 35
WA8YRS LP 76,711 609 1871 41
NI8L HP 23,560 294 760 21 10
K7FR 22,607 201 611 29 8
MULITOPERATOR
PI4AA 3,559,710 4315 15477 134 96
IQ4T 1,046,640 1756 5880 106 72
HG5C 831,552 1244 5856 78 64
W1AW/3 (@W3LPL) 5,139,207 8017 21147 166 77
W7OM 793,800 1526 4536 112 63
N3BB 705,500 1894 5644 95 30
NC0P 685,446 1575 138
KA4RRU 531,069 1383 133
N4TO HP 453,096 1314 3596 82 44
KJ6HO HP 376,225 1291 3725 87 14
K6XO/7 359,450 1445 74 17
KX8D 201,465 893 2035 69 30
VE7CFD LP 191,828 915 2821 60 8
AC5CT 56,180 359 1060 41 12
KEWW 45,270 189 30 15
OPREATOR LIST MULIT
NC0P NC0P,WA0ETC,WD0GVY,WA0FLS,WR0G
K6XO/7 N5CT,KG7TE,KI7WX,AB7GM,K6XO
KX8D N9DHN,N9WHG
VE7CFD VE7CFD,VE7CQK
W7OM W7OM,W1NG
KJ6HO KJ6HO,AG8L,KC6CEX
N4TO N4TO,WB4EYX,WB4MAI,WB4OSN
W1AW/3 AA3NM,K3DI,K3NA,K3RA,KA2AEV,KJ4VG,N3ADL,N3QYA,N5OKR,ND3A,ND3F,
W3LPL,W3MR,WA3WJD,WB4NFS,WM2H,WN3K,WR3R,WR3Z
IQ4T IK4HVR,IK4SXJ,I4IFL
HG5C HA1AG,HA5LV,HA5MO,HA5WE,N9NC,W0YR
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
REMEMBER THESE ARE NOT OFFICIAL AND DO NOT SEND ME ANY LOGS OR ATTACHED
FILES!!
I placed all the HP and LP together so no one would get mislead into
thinking they have won something they did not. The scores are still marked
HP and LP so you can tell how you did against your own power.
If you send me a score with only single op on it and no phone, cw, or
mixed on it, I will put you in the mixed section. Send me a correction
and I will move you.
I assumed from reading the Rules that there is no High and Low Power
Classes. Most people are sending in whether they used HP or LP. Since
they are taking the time to do this I will break them down for them.
Where you see a number between the zones and Hq columns means that the
person added them together.
73's Jim
**********************************************************
* Jimmy R. Floyd (Jim) Thomasville, NC *
* *
* Amateur Call: >> WA4ZXA << *
* Packet Node: >> N4ZC << *
* Internet Address: >> floydjr@interpath.com << *
**********************************************************
>From pbarkey@wp.bsu.edu (Patrick Barkey) Wed Jul 17 22:40:13 1996
From: pbarkey@wp.bsu.edu (Patrick Barkey) (Patrick Barkey)
Subject: W6A WRTC: Story & Comments (long)
Message-ID: <s1ed1887.072@wp.bsu.edu>
W6A WRTC (K3LR and WA8YVR, ops.)
The Story:
Drew our station out of a hat, like everyone else. We were delighted to
get Marko, AB6NJ, as our referee. We have worked him many times
from 8R1K, as everyone else has. It was what Marko had in his #file#
that interested us, though -- the description of our station. Our hopes fell
when we saw that it was a C3 tribander at 40 feet -- we knew other
guys had KT34's and TH6's. On the other hand, the location was flat,
and was rated as Grade #A# by the station inspection guys.
[Parenthetical note -- these inspections were amazingly thorough and
accurate! Hats off to Ken, WM2C, and all of the others who knocked on
all those doors and took all those measurement. Not to mention all the
dipoles put up].
Our host, Al, KE6OT, was ready to do anything it took to accomodate us.
After asking him the usual #twenty questions,# Tim, K3LR, got to the meat
of the issue. What would Al do if his neighbors knocked on the door to
complain about possible TVI? Al#s answer was reassuring -- his new
deadbolts worked just fine. This was a host with the right attitude!
[Second parenthetical note -- of course K3LR had to put on a new coax
connector! Now ask me a tough question ... ]
After setting up, we were surprised to hear 10 meters open to the east
coast. Made a few quick signal checks with other WRTC stations, and
we were all about equal. This raised our hopes considerably. Maybe
the flat QTH was a good one. I was reminded of what W9RE said after
WRTC-90 -- you never know how a QTH is going to play until you get into
the contest.
One of the high points of the contest was getting the envelope at 4:30
AM -- it was #W6A.# Couldn#t think of a better call.
The contest itself is now a blur. Opening on 40 CW was less chaotic
than we feared. Local WRTC stations were not all loud -- in fact, some
were amazingly weak. We definitely stood at attention whenever
W6QHS called us. Dave must be line of sight to everything from his
vantage point.
Hitting virgin bands was really an electric experience. Piles were
manageable, but intense, at least in the beginning. Had they been any
bigger it would have probably slowed us down (but it would have been
a bigger ego trip, heh heh).
It began to dawn on us sometime in late afternoon that we weren#t
working any DX. Beyond the JA#s and UA0's on 40 at the start, little
other than the very occasional Carribean station would call in. Our
second radio was very effective in spotting new QSOs, but lacked the
antenna to hear much DX. I had to ask our referee, Marko, at this point
#are we allowed to work DX?#
On the other hand, the activity out of the west coast, and specifically,
the Bay area was incredible. Never worked so many 6's in my life, not to
mention 7's and VE6/7's. Hats off to these guys for getting on and
making it happen.
Our strategy was simple -- we would work everything we heard.
Everything spotted with the second radio was pounced on. We figured
that if we tuned the band and worked everything in this manner, the
mult#s would come. They didn#t. They also didn#t answer our CQ#s, by
and large, until late in the contest on 20 when there wasn#t propagation
on any other bands. That was pretty much the story for us in the
contest, competition-wise.
Our high QSO rates and our ignorance about how other stations were
doing gave us hope that we would place well when it was all over. Bad
news came in two waves -- first, when we heard how low our mult
was and how much behind the pack we were as a result, and second,
when our claimed score was reduced by more than the average, costing
us two more mults and any hope at the top ten. Ouch!
All of the guys in the standings are really a great bunch of guys, though,
and even though we were disappointed to not do better than we did, we
have to admit that it was a hell of a lot of fun. The whole concept of
WRTC has put an energy and a vigor into international contesting that is
like nothing else I#ve ever seen.
Comments:
I wouldn#t change a single thing about WRTC-96. It was a splendidly
conceived, organized event. It was such a privilege to participate as a
competitor in this that I am at a loss for words. I feel that all of the
competitors owe everyone else involved a tremendous debt -- one
which I intend to partially repay by being a referee/judge in the next
WRTC, wherever it may be.
[Parenthetical remark number three: I can imagine no worse torture than
to be a WRTC referee. To sit there and watch these competitors have all
this fun has got to be awfully tough -- especially when you think you can
do a better job yourself].
On the other hand, I would recommend that we tone down the
competitive rhetoric about the WRTC itself. The stations are not equal.
This single competition does not determine the #best of the best,#
whatever that means. Heck, a lot of the world#s best operators were
judges and referees. The North American guys have a tremendous
advantage. Its not a level playing field, and probably never could be
(especially for 54 stations).
I would prefer to see the event billed as an #all-star competition.# To use
the analogy of US baseball, you play in somebody else#s ball park. You
work hard. You don#t want to embarrass yourself or your club or
country. Some guys get #good pitches to hit# and knock them out of the
ball park. Some guys who are very good get a bunch of tough pitches
and strike out. In the end, the fun thing is the spectacle of competition,
the sheer joy of sharing a common experience with so many talented
and friendly people.
If there is a desire (and I think there always will be) to see an operating
event that more closely measures pure operating skill, then I think it
would have to be
[1] smaller, so that more equal stations could be constructed;
[2] restricted to contesters in a more homogeneous geographical area
(like a continent), so that knowledge of language, propagation, etc. is not
a factor;
[3] held more often, so that operating skill over the course of several
competitions emerges as the dominant factor;
[4] rotated to different parts of the continent, so that every competitor
must experience new and unknown propagation and plan their strategy
accordingly.
This event I am describing would not be WRTC. Far from it. WRTC is all
about international friendship and promoting the spirit of contesting
across continents and cultures. Like I said, I wouldn#t change it a bit.
Now back to cutting my grass.
-- Pat
WA8YVR
>From george@epix.net (AA3JU) Wed Jul 17 23:26:29 1996
From: george@epix.net (AA3JU) (AA3JU)
Subject: I'm NOT bummed
Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19960717183918.22bf4f28@mailhost.epix.net>
Now here on the east coast my recation to the signals in WRTC was completely
different. That being that they sere awefully close in strength. Actually
learned a little bit about weak signal reception from it in that it really
showed what a difference of 1 or 2 db is! Some of the sigs were just
slightly louder than others perhaps barely perceptible on the S meter or if
so by like 1/2 and S unit here but made a world of difference in the
copyabilty to me.
Also got an apreciation for all the stations that picked me out when I first
started contesting using 100 watts and a dipole! Thanks guys.
George
At 08:13 PM 7/16/96 -0700, you wrote:
>
>The sigs from the WRTC guys on 40 were
>> hardly equal here, it was not uncommon to find an S7 1x1 next to an S0 1x1.
>> It was also obvious some locations heard much better than others. Local
>> QRN? Don't think the WRTC proved anything operator-wise, but it was kind of
>> fun for a change.
>>
>> Dan KL7Y
>
>
>* Dipoles are indeed directional, and not all were in the same direction.
>
>* Some of the antennas had better SWR's than others. Some competitors
>could deal with this better than others---e.g. internal ATU's.
>
>* It is difficult to assess whether the stations that were weak in KL7
>were the same ones weak elsewhere. Probably, some were and some were not.
>As in most contests, KL7 is not the primary target direction, as you
>know.
>
>Having said all that, the fact remains that all the competitors were
>more-or-less in the open, used tribanders at similar heights, and the
>same power output. All of us, whether at home, guest-opping, or on a
>Contest Expedition or DXpedition, have to deal with unexpected
>developments--always a big part of the game. Bottom line: many of the
>team scores were tightly bunched--a good indication, IMHO, that the
>playing field was indeed level for many--if not most-- of the
>competitors.
*********************************************
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*george@epix.net.....AA3JU@W3PYF *
*http://www.epix.net/~george *
* *
*Proudly Frankford Radio Club......... *
*.......Proficiency Through Competiton. *
*"Not just words but a way of life" *
*********************************************
>From jreid@aloha.net (Jim Reid) Thu Jul 18 00:38:16 1996
From: jreid@aloha.net (Jim Reid) (Jim Reid)
Subject: OklaComm (AH9B)& Tucker Elect (WM5G)Merge
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19960717233816.006a8d08@aloha.net>
At 06:27 AM 7/17/96 -0500, you wrote:
>DALLAS July 16-Tucker Electronics Company, a distributor
>of new and reconditioned test and measurement equipment,
>amateur and shortwave radios, and electronic hobbyist
>products announced today it had agreed to purchase
>substantially all of the assets and the trademark
>Okla Comm Center from an Oklahom Corporation owned and
>operated by D. Craig Boyer AH9B.
>
>Tucker plans to consolidate Okla Comm with its retail and
>mail order operation in Garland, Texas.
It would seem the retail buz of selling to amateurs interested
in commercial ham gear is not so bad after all!
73, Jim, AH6NB
>From wb2nqt@usa.pipeline.com (Mark Sihlanick) Thu Jul 18 00:41:17 1996
From: wb2nqt@usa.pipeline.com (Mark Sihlanick) (Mark Sihlanick)
Subject: IARU 96 Scores III
Message-ID: <199607172341.XAA20620@pipe18.h1.usa.pipeline.com>
Have sure appreciated the score postings you have been doing,
so figured I'd better send mine in.
IARU HF Championship 1996
Call: WB2NQT Country: United States
Mode: SSB Category: Single Operator
BAND QSO QSO-PTS PTS/Q ZONES HQ STNS
160 7 11 1.57 3 1
80 50 110 2.20 12 3
40 89 261 2.93 16 12
20 459 1491 3.25 34 22
15 346 1032 2.98 19 14
10 128 234 1.83 10 2
---------------------------------------------------
Totals 1079 3139 2.91 94 54
Score: 464,572 points
For the 1x1 part of the contest...
Single op, high power, no packet (of course!) Only 37 of the
1X1's (plus ah3c and ahh3d), all on 20 SSB.
73, Mark
wb2nqt@usa.pipeline.com
>From bernie.mcclenny@mail.wdn.com (Bernie McClenny, WR3E) Thu Jul 18 08:54:56
>1996
From: bernie.mcclenny@mail.wdn.com (Bernie McClenny, WR3E) (Bernie McClenny,
WR3E)
Subject: HQ STATIONS IN IARU TEST
References: <133542@mail.wdn.com>
Message-ID: <31EDEDD0.6CC5@mail.wdn.com>
ehayes@VNET.IBM.COM wrote:
>
> Are the HQ stations going to QSL automatically? If not, where
> could one find the correct routes?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wayne KC5DVT ehayes@vnet.ibm.com
Wayne, I operated @ W1AW/# (QTH W3LPL). The ARRL will automaticallly
send QSL's to everyone we worked. Do not send a card. de Bernie, WR3E
>From shell@callamer.com (Chris & Bill Shell) Thu Jul 18 01:48:02 1996
From: shell@callamer.com (Chris & Bill Shell) (Chris & Bill Shell)
Subject: NCJ
Message-ID: <01BB740A.98888780@antares-1>
Jim,
I am also waiting for my copy. I was just about to send NCJ a message to ask
about my copy.
73, Bill
WA6IET
shell@callamer.com
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From: jim funk[SMTP:jfunk@adams.net]
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 1996 11:16 AM
To: cq-contest@tgv.com
Subject: NCJ
Hey Troops,
Heard glowing reports on the new NCJ format...but none in my mailbox
yet. Anybody else still waiting? If no replies (direct please) I'll bug ARRL.
Also, I forgot my other WRTC excuse: computer logging and packet?
In the bush? You gotta be kidding.
Congrats to all. K4VX gotta be pretty proud of his proteges.
73, Jim N9JF
Jim Funk - Amateur Radio N9JF
Where the 160 antennas have Jersey "Cownterpoises"
"Cowpies happen. What you do with them determines whether you have a
renewable resource or an environmental hazard." -- Cownfucious